The Savage Heart (1997)
““Stanley, I want to find somebody,” he said curtly. “A well-dressed man with a cane who was at the women’s movement torchlight parade Saturday night. He’d probably be with the workers’ party people who muscled in on the women.”
“Yes, sir,” Stanley Lang said eagerly. Stanley was only twenty-two, a tall and gangly man who reacted with enthusiasm to any sort of job he was given. He was also the youngest of Matt’s six agents. “Do we have any identification for this man?”
“None,” was the deep reply.... “He stabbed my cousin. I want his name.”
Stanley’s eyes opened wide. He’d worked for Matt Davis for two years, and he’d heard from the other agents that their boss never spoke of family. This was news indeed.
“Was he badly hurt?” Stanley asked.
“She,” Matt corrected. “She was stabbed in the arm. But I think the man meant to do her worse harm. I must know who he is.”
“Well, I’ll certainly do my best, sir,” Stanley returned. “And I hope your cousin will be all right.”MoreLess
“Yes, sir,” Stanley Lang said eagerly. Stanley was only twenty-two, a tall and gangly man who reacted with enthusiasm to any sort of job he was given. He was also the youngest of Matt’s six agents. “Do we have any identification for this man?”
“None,” was the deep reply.... “He stabbed my cousin. I want his name.”
Stanley’s eyes opened wide. He’d worked for Matt Davis for two years, and he’d heard from the other agents that their boss never spoke of family. This was news indeed.
“Was he badly hurt?” Stanley asked.
“She,” Matt corrected. “She was stabbed in the arm. But I think the man meant to do her worse harm. I must know who he is.”
“Well, I’ll certainly do my best, sir,” Stanley returned. “And I hope your cousin will be all right.”MoreLess
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